You're right, David Cage, creator of games like Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy. You do sound stupid. But just the kind of stupid this industry needs more of.

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He's right, turning down the chance to make a sequel to a successful PS3 exclusive is, from a business standpoint, bananas. But too many publishers and too many developers look at things only from a business standpoint, which is why too many games are about men with guns and not enough are about gut-wrenching psychological dramas with evil clowns and in-game architectural work.

Cage makes a game like he and his studio wants to make a game, not what a focus-testing group or market analyst thinks will sell 2 million units in the Fall shopping season. Even if you don't respect his games, you've got to respect the stance he takes in making them.